Andy Murray to retire after Paris Olympics

British legend and two-time gold medal winner to hang up his racquet this summer

Andy Murray in 2016 after winning Wimbledon for a second time. PA

Andy Murray holding his US Open boys' singles trophy, with his mother Judy, outside his home in Dunblane, Scotland, in 2004. PA

Andy Murray celebrates his victory in the 2004 US Open boys' singles on his arrival back in Scotland. PA

Andy Murray at his first senior Wimbledon championship in 2005 at the All England Club. PA

Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates his victory against Jurgen Melzer of Austria during the Davis Cup in 2008. PA

Great Britain's Andy Murray practises at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. PA

Andy Murray in action during the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park. PA

Andy Murray celebrates his victory over France's Gilles Simon at Wimbledon 2010. PA

Great Britain's Andy Murray after winning Olympic gold at London 2012. PA

Andy Murray celebrates after winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics. AP

Great Britain's Andy Murray with his Olympic gold medal after beating Roger Federer of Switzerland in the final at Wimbledon in 2012. PA

Andy Murray after beating Novak Djokovic at Flushing Meadows to win the 2012 US Open. His first Grand Slam title. Getty Images

Andy Murray celebrates after winning the 2012 US Open final. Getty Images

Andy Murray celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic to win his first Wimbledon title in 2013. He became the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to become champion, ending a 77-year drought. PA

Andy Murray in front of the Fred Perry statue at the All England Club after winning Wimbledon in 2013. PA

Andy Murray after winning the Queen's Club title after beating Kevin Anderson in straight sets in London in 2015. PA

Andy Murray is mobbed by his teammates after beating David Goffin of Belgium to win the 2015 Davis Cup final - Great Britain's first crown since 1936. PA

Great Britain's Andy Murray celebrates after beating David Goffin of Belgium to win the 2015 Davis Cup final. PA

Andy Murray after winning the 2015 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. PA

Andy Murray celebrates after beating Milos Raonic to win his second Wimbledon crown in 2016. PA

Andy Murray celebrates after winning at Wimbledon in 2016. PA

Flag-bearer Andy Murray leads out the British team during the opening ceremony for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. PA

Andy Murray wins gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics after defeating Juan Martin del Potro in the final. Reuters

Andy Murray celebrates after beating Novak Djokovic in the final to win the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. PA

Andy Murray after winning the 2016 ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. PA

Andy Murray at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club. PA

Andy Murray after losing in the first round of the 2024 Wimbledon men's doubles playing alongside brother Jamie Murray against John Peers and Rinky Hijikata. It was Murray's final appearance at the tournament. Reuters

Andy Murray during practice ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Reuters

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Andy Murray has confirmed he will end his historic career after the Olympics, saying Paris 2024 will be his “last ever tennis tournament”.

It had been widely expected that the 37-year-old Scot would retire after the Games as he looked to go out at the top following an injury-plagued final chapter.

Murray was recently deprived of a Wimbledon farewell in singles after he had surgery on a spinal cyst just a week before the tournament began. He did manage a doubles match with brother Jamie but then also missed out on a mixed doubles campaign when partner Emma Raducanu dropped out at the last minute.

The three-time grand slam champion, who is the only man to have won two Olympic tennis singles gold medals, said on Instagram: “Arrived in Paris for my last ever tennis tournament @Olympics.

“Competing for (Team GB) have been by far the most memorable weeks of my career and I’m extremely proud to get do it one final time!”

Murray first represented Team GB at the Beijing Games in 2008 but it was his gold medal performance at London 2012 which kick started a purple patch in his career.

He won his first grand slam at the US Open a month later and then completed a lifelong dream by becoming the first British Wimbledon champion in 77 years in 2013.

The Scot, who led Great Britain to an historic Davis Cup victory in 2015, then won his second Wimbledon crown in 2016 and followed it up by becoming the only man to win two Olympic gold medals in singles when he topped the podium in Rio in 2016.

He then became the first British singles player ever to officially be ranked world number one on November 7, 2016, at a time when great rivals like Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic were all still active at the top of the game.

However, a chronic hip injury derailed his career and he needed a metal plate inserted into the joint in 2019.

The final few years of Murray's career were tarnished by him no longer being physically capable of achieving the level which saw him top the rankings.

At the start of this year, Murray said he planned to finish at some point in the summer, but was vague as to the exact date. He was hoping for one last Wimbledon swansong in the singles but was cruelly robbed after suffering a back injury in a warm-up event at Queen’s.

It ruled him out of singles but he was able to play doubles with his brother Jamie, but lost in the first round in a Centre Court farewell.

But he has recovered sufficiently to be fit for the singles in Paris and travelled with the rest of the Team GB squad on Monday. He has resisted the temptation to bow out at next month’s US Open, the site of his first grand slam success, announcing on Tuesday that the Roland Garros tournament would be his last.

Andy Murray - key stats

1 – Murray became the first British singles player ever to officially be ranked world number one on November 7, 2016.

3 – grand slam titles.

11 – grand slam finals.

46 – career singles titles.

3 – doubles titles.

9 – singles titles in 2016, including five in a row to end the season as world number one.

2 – Olympic singles gold medals, in addition to a mixed doubles silver with Laura Robson.

739 – tour-level matches won.

64,677,584 – career prize money, in US dollars.

29 – combined wins against Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.